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Prudy’s Problem
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Compound Words
Directions Identify the two words that make up each compound word. Write the words
on the lines.
1. __________ +
__________ =
sunglasses
2. __________ +
__________ =
railroad
3. __________ +
__________ =
haircut
4. __________ +
__________ =
firehouse
5. __________ +
__________ =
popcorn
6. __________ +
__________ =
myself
7. __________ +
__________ =
greenhouse
8. __________ +
__________ =
backyard
9. __________ +
__________ =
rainwater
10. __________ +
__________ =
sunflower
Directions Choose the compound word to complete each sentence. Write the word on
the line. Draw a line between the two words that make up each compound word.
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������������������� 11. My (grandfather/uncle) lives on a farm.
������������������� 12. I help him take care of his animals (whenever/when)
I visit.
������������������� 13. Last winter I was with him during a terrible
(snowstorm/blizzard).
������������������� 14. We had to work (outside/quickly) in the cold and snow.
������������������� 15. It’s (sometimes/often) difficult to be a farmer.
Home Activity Your child wrote compound words—words formed by joining two shorter words—such as
homework. With your child, read advertisements to find compound words (such as everyday, something,
and everyone). Have your child identify the two words that make up each compound word.
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Prudy’s Problem
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Draw Conclusions
• A conclusion is a decision or opinion that makes sense based on facts and details.
• When you use new information you read or information you already know to make
decisions, you are drawing conclusions.
Directions Read the following article.
M
any people feel nervous when
they’re surrounded by clutter. They
waste lots of time searching for what they
need. If you need to get organized, follow
these steps:
1. Discard or give away items you no
longer need.
2. Sort the objects that are left into
categories. For example, group your shirts,
pants, and shoes and put your homework
supplies in a special place.
3. Take a few minutes each day to
make sure your belongings are in their
certain places.
You’ll spend less time searching and
more time doing what you want to do.
Fact or detail
from article
Fact or detail
from article
People surrounded by
clutter often waste their
time searching for the
things they need.
People who organize
their belongings usually
have more time to spend
on activities they enjoy.
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Directions Complete the graphic organizer by using the information from the article to
write a conclusion.
Conclusion:
Home Activity Your child drew a conclusion from information presented in a text. With your child, read a
how-to article in a magazine or on the Internet. Have your child draw conclusions about the information and
identify the facts and/or details that helped him or her reach those conclusions.
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Prudy’s Problem
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Writing
•
Persuasive Advertisement
Key Features of a Persuasive Advertisement
• states why a person would want to go somewhere or buy something
• gives reasons and details as evidence to support statements
• uses descriptive words and phrases
• connects with a reader’s feelings
“The Prudy Museum of Indescribable
Wonderment”
W
here can you go to find ribbon
collections, plastic lizards, and the
most dog hair you’ve ever seen? You can
go to The Prudy Museum of Indescribable
Wonderment. It is the most interesting
museum in the world. You will never
see a collection like the one at the Prudy
Museum.
Many museums have art or dinosaur
bones. This museum is special. You can
see amazing collections of gym socks,
scarves, souvenir postcards, leaves, and
old candy boxes. They have been carefully
collected and organized by one young
girl. This museum is the biggest tourist
attraction in town and even includes a
gift shop.
A visit to The Prudy Museum of
Indescribable Wonderment will put you
in a good mood. After your visit, you will
see beauty in things you see around your
house every day.
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1. Read the advertisement. What is one statement made about the museum? What
reasons and details support this statement?
2. How does the advertisement try to connect with readers’ feelings?
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Prudy’s Problem
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Vocabulary
Directions Choose the vocabulary word from the box and write it next to its meaning.
Check the Words You Know
enormous
strain
collection
shoelaces
scattered
butterflies
1. spread over a large area
2. a group of similar things a person gets and saves
3. insects with brightly colored wings
4. to stretch too much
5. very big; huge
Directions Each sentence has a word missing. Circle the word at the end of each
sentence that fits the meaning.
6. She brought new blue
7. My sister
8. We
for her old shoes. shoelaces butterflies
her leg in the race. enormous strained
the grass seed all over the front yard. scattered strained
10. My brother has a large
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9. The
dictionary in the library is too heavy to lift. collection enormous
of baseball cards. strain collection
Write an Advertisement
On a separate sheet of paper, write an advertisement describing an item for sale. Tell
why a person would want it in a collection. Use as many vocabulary words as possible.
Home Activity Your child identified and used vocabulary words from Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved
It. Ask your child to explain Prudy’s problem to you and how it was solved. Encourage your child to use as
many vocabulary words as possible.
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Irregular Plural Nouns
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Most nouns add -s to
form the plural. An irregular plural noun has a special form for the plural.
Singular Nouns
A goose and a deer ate a leaf.
Irregular Plural Nouns Some geese and some deer ate some leaves.
Some nouns and their irregular plural forms are child/children, deer/deer, foot/feet,
goose/geese, leaf/leaves, life/lives, man/men, mouse/mice, ox/oxen, sheep/sheep,
tooth/teeth, and woman/women.
Directions Write S if the underlined noun is singular. Write P if the underlined noun
is plural.
1. The children had a messy room.
2. Aunt Rose would not put a foot into the room.
3. There were leaves on the floor.
4. I’ve never seen such a sight in my life!
5. Mice could make a nest in there.
Directions Write the plural nouns in each sentence.
6. The men on the farm had a problem.
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7. Deer were eating vegetables from their fields.
8. The farmers found holes in the lettuce leaves.
9. The women tried to think of clever solutions.
Home Activity Your child learned about irregular plural nouns. Say the words goose, mouse, and child and
have your child say the plural form of each word.
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Prudy’s Problem
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Compound Words
Missing Words Write the missing list word.
Spelling Words
1.I squeezed toothpaste onto
sunglasses
football
homework
haircut
popcorn
railroad
snowstorm
earring
scarecrow
blueberry
butterflies
lawnmower
campground
sandbox
toothbrush
my
.
2.Do you like
muffins?
3.School was cancelled because of the
.
4.Our teacher asked us to turn in
.
5.She felt her ear and discovered she had lost an
.
6.A good pair of
your eyes.
7.The
will protect
wore an old straw hat.
8.Carrie’s mom gave her a hair cut. 8.
9.I ate pop corn at the theater.
9.
10.The lawn mower needs to be fixed.
10.
11.Look at the big blue butter flies!
11.
12.We should take our pails out of the sand box. 12.
13.Do you want to play foot ball after school?
13.
14.A train blocked the rail road crossing.
14.
15.We set up our tent at a great camp ground.
15.
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Combinations Underline the two words in the sentence that should be
combined into a compound word. Write the compound word.
Home Activity Your child wrote compound words. Remind your child that no letters are dropped
from the two words that are combined to make a compound word.
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Name
Prudy’s Problem
Outline Form A
Title
A.
1.
2
3.
B.
1.
2.
3.
C.
1.
2.
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3.
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Prudy’s Problem
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Vocabulary
•
Compound Words
• Sometimes you may come across words you do not know. You can look to see if the
word is a compound word, a word made up of two small words. Each word can stand
on its own and still have meaning.
Directions Read the sentences and underline each compound word. Then write the
words that make the compound word on the lines.
1. My grandmother lives in Florida.
+
2. Florida’s nickname is the Sunshine State.
+
+
3. Gram always wears sunglasses when she goes out.
+
4. She is teaching me to waterski. +
5. She says I should be careful not to get a sunburn.
+
6. Gram makes me put on sunscreen, too.
+
7. After supper we watch videotapes.
+
8. Sometimes we make popcorn.
+
Directions Read the clues. Think of a compound word that matches the clue and write
it on the line.
10. These keep your sneakers on your feet.
11. Some caterpillars turn into these.
12. This is jewelry you wear in your ear.
13. You use this to keep your teeth clean.
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9. You use it to cut the grass.
14. You sit in this to take a bath.
15. This berry is small and blue, and good to eat.
Home Activity Your child identified and used compound words. Give your child words that are part of
compounds, such as sun, snow, and butter. Have your child list as many compound words as possible that
can be made from those words.
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Prudy’s Problem
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Magazine
Directions Read the magazine article. Use it to answer the questions below.
Collector’s Monthly
How to Manage Your Collectibles
by Sara Vega
We all love our collectibles, but often there are too many items to
manage. Here are some suggestions:
• Set a goal or purpose for your collection. Get rid of items that
don’t meet this goal or purpose.
• Buy or make storage containers. You want to be able to view
each item.
• Make a list of each item in your collection. Add and remove
items from the list as needed. You may want to keep your list
on a computer.
FOR SALE
Action Figures
More than
100 favorites.
Call Mike 430-1874.
Rare Coins
Many hard-to-find
U.S. coins.
555-7372 Ask for Marcia.
1. What is the title of the magazine?
2. What is the title of the article?
3. What is the article about?
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4. Who might buy this magazine?
5. If you were looking for a rare coin or action figure, how might you use this magazine?
Home Activity Your child read a magazine page and answered questions about it. Look through a children’s
magazine. Ask your child to point out the different parts. Have him or her suggest other articles or materials
that might be found in a magazine like this.
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Prudy’s Problem
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Compound Words
Spelling Words
Proofread a Description Ann wrote about a family
reunion. Underline two words that should have been
a compound word. Circle three other spelling mistakes.
Write the words correctly. Add the missing comma.
All my relatives met at a camp ground.
The grownups talked while the kids
played football and chased butterflys.
Then evryone ate chicken popcorn,
bluebery pie, and other good food.
Nobody wanted to say goodnight.
2.
3. 4.
Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the
correctly spelled word.
5.Our family always has
popcorn
pop korn
6.Manuel’s grandma has a
scarecrow
7.I do my
homwork
on Sunday night.
sandbox
scarecrow
blueberry
butterflies
lawnmower
campground
sandbox
toothbrush
Frequently
Misspelled
Words
outside
everyone
something
sometimes
pop corn
in her garden.
scarcrow
scare crow
right after school.
home work
8.Let’s build a castle in the
sunglasses
football
homework
haircut
popcorn
railroad
snowstorm
earring
sand box
homework
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1. .
sandbocks
Home Activity Your child identified misspelled compound words. Have your child draw a line to
divide each list word into its two parts.
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Prudy’s Problem
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Irregular Plural Nouns
Directions Read the selection. Then read each question that follows the selection.
Decide which is the best answer to each question. Mark the space for the answer you
have chosen.
Different Collections
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(1) All the child collect something. (2) Carlo has 20 foot of string. (3) Jo has
8 stuffed mouse. (4) Nick has all his baby tooth. (5) Jake has 100 toy army man.
(6) Maria has 20 plastic sheep. (7) Nan has 15 pictures of fall leaf.
1 What is the plural form of the underlined
noun in sentence 1?
childs
children
childe
childen
4 What is the plural form of the underlined
noun in sentence 5?
manen
mans
men
manes
2 What is the plural form of the underlined
noun in sentence 2?
foots
foves
fice
feet
5 What is the plural form of the underlined
noun in sentence 6?
sheep
sheeps
sheepes
shep
3 What is the plural form of the underlined
noun in sentence 3?
mice
mouses
meese
mousen
Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on irregular plural nouns. Have a discussion with your
child about the families in your neighborhood. Ask your child to use the singular and plural forms of man,
woman, and child.
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